After a five-week voyage, 118 Jewish refugees arrived in New York today from Lisbon and Casablanca. Other groups of Jewish refugees had disembarked from the ship in Cuba, Santo Domingo and Vera Cruz. Their transportation was arranged by the Joint Distribution Committee.
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